Revolver.



L. WOODS.

REVOLVER.

APPLICATION FILED IAN- 19. I9I 4 393.59566. Patented Aug. 17, 1915,

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ST. LOUS, MSSOUR.

mooiste.

.llpnlcstion nien enr-.ery 19, 1914.

To all 'whom t may concern Be it known that l, l/voons, citizen of the United States, i Botanical avenue, in the citi o and State of' Missouri, ha n neul and useful Impr( .fe-niente in llerclrers, of which the following is snecilicution.

YThis invention relates to certziin newand /useful improvements in rerolvers.

The object of my investi n to provide a revolver or niultishot p' .el oi etiectire construction and operation ment on the single-shot pist Patent 1,073,3L2 dated 1913. To this end my; i reference to a rev oluhle for cartridges; have and hammer mechanism coo, said cylinder;- and have refe; features hereinafter des ibef" ln the accompanying like reference letters indie te co parts, Figure l, represents :i top v pistol exemplii'tying in' ion; rig. :2, e side View of the bach: f seme; llig: 3, a muzzle end View g Fig. side View with the front cesing ren construction; Fig. 5, a ,View on the line lookin tion of the arrow, with some of the section eher-.fn to in tive position; Fig. 6, de* view of the trigger; a po ion of the tri gger; Fig. 7, a detail persone-ti 1.' View of the hammer; Fig. 8, a siniilsr View of the hammer psi-Wl from the opposite side; ll 9, a side View of a cylinder modification, and Fig. l0, en end View of the seme.

Referring to the drawing, the letters A and B designate the front and bach respectiveljY of a stock, preferably round, dat, disk-litre in shape and similar in outside :rppearance to an openiaced `.vat-ch having a. dial face and crystal C' to carry out this impression to a` casual observer. The barrel l) is short sind has the appearance of being thel stem to seid Watch, but extends a suitable distance inside the stock. The stock recessed and divided shown, or in any other suitable manner7 and i'e cned to gether bjr screws E, or otherw barrel is located somewhat out of the centrel plane of the. stock, und nearer the 'front Side, as shown in Figs. l and fi, so that the axis of the barrel will line up with the reperspecti ve on of Letters Patent.

Patented Aue'. i7, MM5.

Serial No. 812,991.

spective axis of each cartridge chamber of a revoluble cylinder l1", similar in the moin to of a revolve-r, which is mounted on a pin G having e threaded end by which it is screwed into the Wall H, l1 ig. 4l, by the slot at the outer end, or is otherwise secured. This preferred offset of the barrel brings the cylin der more nearly into the st cli when .fr full cylinder is used in Fig. 5; and the projection from the back side is yet further reduced or avoided, by the modified cylinder or cartridge receptacle F shown Figs. 9 and l0, in which the sides l J retain three of the chambers, and may be red umd yet more.

lilith the full cylinder and seven chainA hers for .Us caliber as shown in Fig. a cover K, preferably sliding in grooves in the back, its snugly over the cylinder, and its forward end laps over' a matching' projectF ingr end L from the back, and guards the palm of the hand from the explosion, when held by the operator as described in the patent above referred to. The cover shown opened in Fig. :2, and closed in Fie.

l, and may be otherwise formed. T he usual ratchet notches M on the rear end of the cylinder, corresponding to the number of chambers, are engaged successively,7 by the cylinder ratchet pawl N, Worked up and down through e. slot in the Wall H by a. hammer to which it is pivoted on the screw pin P, by which means the chambers are successivel)7 alined with the barrel et the instent the hummer is released from the tri gger as presently described. The said hemmer is thick enough to give a goed bearing' on the gudgeon Q, between the shoulder R and boss S that maintains its striking point T in the vertical plone through the axis of the barrel and alined chamber with its car trdge. As shown, the hammer point is adapted for rim lire cartridges, but may be mede lower for center lire. ne of Vthe screws E preferably passes through the center ot the said gudgeon and screws into the boss A notch U in the hammer receives one end of a strong spring V, the other end of which is fixed in the back, so as to return the hammer 'with sufficient force to explode the cartridge.

shoulder W, fol-ined by a notch or otherwise, in the upper front side of the hammer sind lateral to its striking point, constitutes n bearing for one end ot e plete pawl 2 that is pivotally mounted on the front side ofa sliding plate trigger 3 by a slot and pin or other loose connection 4, so that both-are movable 'back and forth parallel to the barrel and across the top of the hammer and cylinder, in a guiding recess 5. The head oil the pawl 2 is formed in an arc 6 from the pivot 4 as a center, so as to drop in front of the shoulder lV as shown in Figs. -t and 5, with minimum amount of play, and to press straight to the pin -i in starting the backward motion ot' the manner by pressure of the fore finger on the outer end 7 of the trigger. The head is also preferably thickened,and provided with. a hook S, or otherwise adapted to engage the trigger plate, so that the upward pressure of the shoulder lV on the point of the pawl as the hammer is forced backward, will not lift the pawl and cause premature return of the hammer. The'pawl and trigger slide backward as one piece and energize the hammer mechanism tillthe top of the shoulder lV disengages from the head G as indicated in Fig. 4, when the hammer is returned against the cartridge by the tension of said spring V.

The trigger 3 is returned to its full out ward position indicated by dotted line at 7 by a tension' spring 9 secured to a pin 10 at the rear end, and to the forward end of the spring pocket 12. The trigger returning carries with it the pawl 2 till the point of the hook 8 strikes the back of the hammer, retards the pawl while the end of the trigger slips off the hook, and allows the slant side 13 to raise the head over the hammer and drop on the forward side of the shoulder `W under the downward vpressure of the spring 14. The pawl is beveled oill toward the head on its upper side to allow this upward movement in the guiding recess, but its bottom edge is practically even with the bottom edge of the trigger and the guiding recess 5. The slot and pin connection previously referred to, allows suflicient play of the pawl to free the said hook as described. The striking pin and trigger are in different planes and do not interfere.

The sliding trigger has a pair of rear and front shoulders 15 and 16 respectively, formed by a notch 17 in its bottom edge, or otherwise, which are adapted at both ends of its stroke to check the cylinder in the successive alinement of the chambers with the barrel, by engaging suitable recesses in both rear and front ends of said cylinder.

AReierring to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the bottom edge of the trigger lies in the path ot the cylinder, and by making said notch oi' suitable length the rear shoulder 15 will engage recesses '18 when the trigger returns .successively to its forward position. This engagement locks the cylinder till a backward movement of the trigger and hammer irst frees the cylinder and then causes the said ratchet pawl N to rotate it in the direction of the arrow to aline the next chamber, as indicated in Figs. l and 5. As the hammer nearly reaches its :full rearward position, the front shoulder 16 of the trigger enters the appropriately adjacent tapered notch 19 at the front end of the cylinder, and, at the instant of the hammers disengagement, seats itself snugly in locking engagement. Since the trigger does not rcturn till the hammer has discharged the cartridge, this last named locking engagement maintains the alinement of barrel and corresponding chamber during the resulting explosion therein. This taper fit of trigger and recess by which accurate alinement of barrel and chambers is secured at the instant of tiring, may be obtained by a taper on the recess as shown; or reversely by taper on the trigger shoulder 16, as in partial detail Fig. G, or otherwise.

In use, the pistol is held in the palm of the hand with the fore finger above the stem barrel and on the trigger, while the other fingers and thumb embrace the edge. The. initial pressure on the trigger takes up the play of the trigger pawl and brings the trigger to the position shown by full lines, Fig. e, with the pawl hook engaging the end of the trigger and the head 6 bearing against the hammer. cartridge and snaps the hammer; relieving the pressure, sets the trigger, for the next cartridge, thus making the ypistol automatic and capable of firing all the cartridges in the cylinder successively simply by repeated finger action on the one trigger.

As the usual place for carrying a watch is in the left vestpocket, this revolver is shown adapted for use in the left hand, so that when pulled out with the right hand for instance by a chain attached to a link 20 at the iront side of the stem-barrel, it will naturally seat itseli:l in the palm of the left hand in operative position with the forefingeron the trigger. It desired, however, this revolver can be made right handed and be carried in the right hand pocket, or elsewhere.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: f

1. An improved revolver comprising a flat diskdike stock and short projecting barrel hidden therein on one 'side of a central plane through the stock and adapted to lie in the palm of the hand, a chambered oartridge receptacle revolubly mounted in said stock on an axis parallel to said barrel but at the other side of the central plane of saidstock, means to revolve said cartridge receptacle to aline each chamber in succession with said barrel, and a trigger and hammer mechanism coperating with said cartridge receptacle.

Continued pressure alines mecee 2. An improved revolver comprising a fiat, disk-lille stock, e short stem-like barrel and revoluble cylinder on parallel axes on oppo-` site sides of the central plane of said stock, e sliding trigger located above said'barrel and cylinder end adapted to engage the, latter et both ends of its stroke, and e hammer mechanism coperating with said cylinder and trigger for the purpose described.

' 3. A revolver comprising a stock, a barrel and its cylinder on parallel axes, a. hammer mechanism coperating with said cylinder, errsliding trigger, and a pewl having e slot end pin connection with said trigger, and' having c hoek to engage said trigger while tliehemmer is engaged by said pewl, subsientially es described.

4. A revolver comprisinge stock, a barrel and its cylinder on parallel axes, e springcontrclled hammer having a 4 shoulder, a plate trigger, and spring to return it7 a spring-controlled plete pnwl having e loose connection with seid trigger and provided with e thickened heed and book to engage Ywith slant'face '135 and loosely pivoted toV `.sind trigger, thereby adapted to forni :in

operative connection between sind hammer mechanism and seid trigger, substantially as end for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof l lieve aiixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEONARD WC'OBS. lWitnesses H. M. PLAISTED, 0. KRAMER. 

